A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson (A Pound of Flesh #1) Contemporary Romance/New Adult Released: June 9, 2015 Gallery Books Reviewed by Sheena Their love is forbidden. But won't be denied... Can true love heal the deepest scars? For Kat Lane, teaching inmates at a New York prison is her way of upholding the legacy of her beloved father, murdered fifteen years ago. But when new student Wes Carter walks into her classroom, she's shaken by the strength of her attraction to him. Carter is Continue Reading
Review: True Devotion by Liora Blake
True Devotion by Liora Blake Series: True, #2 Contemporary Romance June 22, 2015 Pocket Star Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If I wanted to be sexually assaulted by a bottle of awful body spray, Simon, I’d go hump a cologne display in a drugstore.” Devon Jenkins, sister to famous rock star, Trevor “Trax” Jenkins, has been playing a game with her brother’s sexy infuriating band mate for two years. Every since they met and he tried to lay some cheesy lines on her, it has been an Continue Reading
Review: Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley
Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley Series: Chaos, # 3 Contemporary Romance/MC June 30, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If she’s the girl and you’re it for her…then you’ll ride steady.” Carissa Teodoro thought she had it all. A good husband, a nice home, and a baby on the way. Then she caught her husband cheating on her. Now she and her son live in a run down apartment complex with no support coming in and a car that’s on it’s last legs. When a sexy biker stops to help her Continue Reading
Review: Moonlight On Nightingale Way by Samantha Young
Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young Series: On Dublin Street, #6 Contemporary Romance June 2, 2015 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m a selfish bastard. I want to bury myself inside of you, and I’m not sure I can keep holding myself back from doing it.” Logan spent two years paying for the mistakes he made. Now, he’s ready to start over. He has a great apartment, a good job, and plenty of women to distract him from his past. And one woman who is driving him to Continue Reading
Mini Reviews for June
Tori's Mini Reviews: Need Me by Tessa Bailey Romance Contemporary RATING: C The second story in Bailey’s Broke and Beautiful series centers around a student, her professor, and the forbidden love affair. Similar to book one, the storyline is engaging with a solid set up, strong characters, and bits of humor and heartbreak. While somewhat engaging, I didn’t connect with this couple so well. I found Honey to be selfish in her objective to seduce Ben. Not until the Continue Reading
Review: Arrow’s Hell by Chantal Fernando
Arrow’s Hell By Chantal Fernando Series: Wind Dragons MC, #2 Romance Contemporary/MC June 16, 2015 Gallery Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Out of all the men I know, I thought you were a good one. Yes, slightly stupid, but the best one. Now I’m not to sure. I need to reassess the situation.” Fans who have read book one, Dragon’s Lair, will know that the smexy Arrow went to prison at the end and why he is called Arrow. *wink* His lover was killed when a rival motorcycle club Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson
Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #1) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Cal and Jenna were hot and heavy and lovey-dovey in high school but things didn't last. Jenna's very wealthy family never meshed well with Cal's blue-collared mechanic family, and Jenna left for New York City, and left Cal behind. But Jenna never found peace and happiness in the city, and ten years later decides to move back to her hometown and take a PR job in her Continue Reading
Review: Opening Up by Lauren Dane
Opening Up by Lauren Dane (Ink and Chrome #1) Contemporary Romance Releases: June 16, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “He’s everything I never knew I was missing until I had him.” PJ Coleman is the youngest of the Coleman siblings and has always marched to the beat of a very different drum. Part of the well known Coleman Enterprises dynasty, she has tried for years to garner attention from her father and make him “see” her. She’d always tried to do as was expected, Continue Reading
Review: True North by Liora Blake
True North by Liora Blake Series: True, #1 Romance Contemporary April 6, 2015 Pocket Star Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I remembered where I belong. I got off course for a second, but I found my way again and that brought me home. To you." Best selling novelist Kate Mosley chose to grieve and heal in private after a car accident claimed her husband’s life. When her publisher set ups a series of talk show appearances to revive her career, Kate is forced to back into the public Continue Reading
Review: Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Copper Ridge #2) Contemporary Romance Released: May 26, 2015 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I loved the first book in this series (Part Time Cowboy), which features Connor and I couldn't wait to get his story. My expectations were definitely met. Connor, along with his brother Eli (hero in book one) and younger sister Kate (heroine in the next book) own a big ranch, although Connor is the one who lives on the ranch and does most of the work. Three years Continue Reading